Job Opportunity for Policy Researcher – Digital Rights at IT for Change in Bengaluru

Location: Bengaluru / Delhi, India

This track will focus on issues of freedom of expression, privacy, and traditional digital rights issues. Expertise in social media governance (with a focus on hate speech) and familiarity with the international human rights frameworks is desirable.

The ideal candidate will lead and support research on cutting-edge themes within the pertinent track, undertake socio-economic and legal analysis and engage actively in national and global policy processes.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Steering policy and legal research addressing social justice and equity with respect to the pertinent track.
• Inputting into and supporting policy consultations and other national and global advocacy opportunities in the domain to influence norms development.
• Assisting with organizing sessions and attending/presenting at national and international advocacy events.
• Developing written outputs from research initiatives, including reports, academic articles, media pieces and explainers.
• Supporting organizational grant development and collaboration and M&E activities of projects.

Interested candidates must have:

• A PhD/Masters’ degree for the concerned track (including but not limited to, law, public policy, economics, critical media studies, feminist studies and other allied degrees).
• 3+ years of demonstrable research experience.
• Excellent technical and academic writing skills.
• Training and familiarity in research methodologies.
• A strong public policy orientation.
• Experience with managing people, resources and action plans effectively in asynchronous, global arrangements.

Desirable

• Oral/written fluency in Kannada/Hindi.
• Fluency in handling social media platforms for outreach and communications.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply to jobs-Policy-Researchers@itforchange.net, with a CV and a writing sample/portfolio. The subject line should be ‘Policy Researcher – Digital Rights’.

Designation and remuneration will be commensurate with prior experience and qualifications.